History Characters / TrialsOfManaHeroes

* DangerousForbiddenTechnique: The Fatal Fist/Deathhand class is said to be a specializer in these, and moreso in techniques that mercilessly destroys anyone on the recieving end than the user. Many of these techniques include bottling up anger into a bitter little ball and unleashing it on their foes, a throwing technique by which one takes their foot and lands on a foe's body part with it to inflict sharp pain, and its signature attack, a technique which tosses out RazorWind with their fighting aura to cleanly slice apart foes without them ever realizing it.

* HeroicResolve: In the final battle against the BigBad after he [[spoiler: kills Faerie and does a TotalPartyKill on the heroes, Faerie uses the last of her power to weaken the BigBad and revive the party, begging them to grant her final wish and save the world.]] The heroes wordlessly get up and brandish their weapons intending to deliver a severe beatdown on the chosen final boss.

*** If Hawkeye is in your party but Riesz isn't, there will be additional dialogue after the party retakes Laurent. Riesz will blush, stammer over her words, and rather awkwardly leave after thanking Hawkeye personally, suggesting that she was smitten with him.

** Angela is shown to consider her romantic prospects during her ending, but no preference is openly confirmed. If Duran is in the party, she'll hint about finding a new interest other than magic and wink at him... though Duran doesn't pick up the hint. If Angela, Duran, and Kevin are a party, [[EatingTheEyeCandy she will size]] [[AllAmazonsWantHercules up the two guys]] and comment her bias for, "a man with a sword."

* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Duran’s Berserker limit break has him throw his sword at an enemy before rushing in to pummel it with RapidFireFisticuffs from his clawed gauntlets. He catches his sword which boomerangs back to him to deliver a super-powered slash.

* OhCrap: They've had some moments in the remake where they react like this to the sudden appearance of certain bosses, but of course those are nothing compared to the MassOhCrap they have when they realize that a certain BonusBoss is no ordinary Rabite judging from the powerful aura it's emitting the first time they meet it.

* MagikarpPower: She starts the game with no magic, and she's ''very'' {{squishy|wizard}}. However as she levels up and gains more spells she becomes a force to be reckoned with, ''especially'' through abuse of the spell time glitch.[[note]]The spell cast time continues to count down when you bring up the menu, essentially allowing her to instantaneously cast and spam spells.[[/note]] The 2020 remake takes it up to eleven: She can earn multiple ''stacking'' abilities that will greatly increase the hitting power of her spells, allowing her to one-shot entire mobs at higher levels. She has other abilities that allow her to recover MP either with power attacks or simply by being in combat, or you can beat the [[BonusBoss Black Rabite]] for an ability that reduces her MP use to 0. Three Words: ''Unlimited Ancient Curse''. While ''getting'' her to that point takes some work, once you do Angela may be the single biggest example of LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards in the entire game.

* {{Bishonen}}: Out of the three male protagonists, he's the prettiest. And even his final classes, the Wanderer and Nightblade, are parodies of this trope. If he and Angela are in the party, she'll flirt with him and calls him cute when confronting him as a non-party member in Laurent.

When she learns that he's sent onto a dangerous mission, she runs away from home and tries to follow Heath to keep him safe. Before she can achieve this, she sees Heath being kidnapped by the Goremand. Charlotte returns home and asks the Priest of Light how she can manage to save Heath.

* SummonMagic: Her Dark classes, the Enchantress learning how to summon [[{{Golem}} Magic Golems]] and [[ChessMotifs Chess Knights]], the Necromancer summoning [[OurGhoulsAreScarier Ghouls]] and [[OurGhostsAreDeader Ghosts]] and Warlock summoning [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demons]] and [[GripingAboutGremlins Gremlins]].
* ThirdPersonPerson: Charlotte talks like this in the fan translation despite being 15 years old.

* TattooAsCharacterType: Duran sports what may be [[PowerTattoo power tattoos]] on his upper arms and chest in his Berserker class

* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: If he’s the main character, Duran manages to defeat the Crimson Wizard, but he didn’t feel satisfied after knowing his enemy’s circumstances as to why he turned out that way.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: His new Berserker class in the remake has him wearing nothing above his waist except for a pair of suspenders and a single shoulderguard.

** Subverted when Angela initially traverses the Frostbite Fields. She isn't dressed for the icy environment as a result of living in the heated castle her whole life. She gets only a few steps into the Frostbite Fields before she succumbs to the cold and loses consciousness.
** Played Straight later in the game, where Angela (and the party) are able to travel through Frostbite Fields and the Ice Labyrinth without ill-effect.

* HeroicSeductress: If Angela is the prisoner in the jail cell in Jadd, she'll escape by asking the Ferolian guard to help her remove her clothes, before locking him inside the cell instead.

* HopelessBossFight: The fight with Karl in Kevin's prologue can't be won. Kevin ''has'' to lose so that his first wolfman transformation takes place.

* StoryBranchFavoritism: Duran is heavily implied to be the canon path of the game to become the Mana Knight. Duran is the only protagonist that uses a traditional fighting style of swordsmanship, and his design was influenced by the heroes of the previous ''Mana'' games. He's also the most prominent character on the title screen, and when starting a new game is the default selection for the first character. The 2019 [=E3=] trailer had him be the first character to appear before the other protagonists, and the demo had him chosen as the protagonist alongside Riesz and Charlotte. Additionally, Duran's homeland of Valsena has the most plot relevance of any of the three major kingdoms. While Laurent must also be liberated and the player's actions [[NiceJobBreakingItHero put Wendel at risk]], they're only visited once by the plot after the prologue, while the three attacking kingdoms only play a significant role in their own story branch. However Valsena serves as something of the player's base of operations in the hunt of the Mana Stones in all three story paths, with Hero King Richard acting as the player's main MrExposition and advisor alongside Faerie. All of this makes Duran the most significant character to the story's world, and the character that marketing most focuses on. But in spite of all that, it's ultimately up to the player if Duran is even one of the three heroes, let alone the Mana Knight.

* JackOfAllStats: Across the board, Riesz's stats are all good, but she isn't the best at anything stats-wise. She can also learn a variety of physical, magical, healing and support skills from her classes, but is again not the best in any skill area. The only really exceptional thing about Riesz is that she can get the best stat buffs or debuffs of any character, but that depends on which class changes she goes through.

* MementoMacGuffin: The ribbon she wears in her hair belonged to her late mother.

* ShipTeasing:
** A few short moments between Riesz and Hawkeye contain some of this.

*** When retaking Laurent from the Nevarlan army, if Riesz is in your party but Hawkeye isn't, Hawkeye will ask the party to please not kill Belladonna because of the cursed Choker of Death on Jessica. Riesz will agree, and Hawkeye kisses Riesz on the cheek in gratitude, causing Riesz to get pretty flustered.
*** If Hawkeye is in your party but Riesz isn't, Riesz will blush, stammer over her words, and rather awkwardly leave after thanking Hawkeye for saving Laurent.
*** If Hawkeye and Riesz are both in the party, Riesz will attempt to ask who is Jessica to Hawkeye before suddenly deciding not to. This is implying she possibly got a crush on him in this particular scenario when they traveled together, but realized he loves Jessica and decided not to dwell on it. Before that, Hawkeye assures Riesz they will retake Laurent and not allow Isabella to further drive Nevarl's name through the mud with its latest actions.

* BladeOnAStick: Her choice of weapon falls into spears, lances, and tridents. She even says as much to the main character if Riesz is recruited as the second party member at Cascade Caverns.

* HundredPercentAdorationRating: There is not a single subject in Laurent who dislikes Riesz, and she was already seen as a competent commander and leader before the events of the story. Everyone is eager for her to come back and properly rule the country after she returns Laurent's independence about a third of the way into the game.

* FiveManBand: While you can't have more than three of them in your party at any one time, the protagonists certainly show elements of the usual FiveManBand roles:
** TheLeader: Duran, By virtue of being [[StoryBranchFavoritism promoted as the main character]], being front and center on the title screen and official artwork, as well as the player select icon starting on him by default.
** TheLancer: Riesz, in addition to actually using a polearm, Riez is polite, kind and motivated by love (she's searching for her little brother), while Duran is rude, hot headed and driven by revenge (he just wants to beat up the Crimson Wizard).
** TheBigGuy: Kevin has the highest attack power and fights with brute strength and bare fists.
** TheSmartGuy: Hawkeye is a very competent thief who uses stealth and traps.
** TheChick: Angela is a somewhat bratty, definitely Fanservicey Princess and SquishyWizard. She also has a few ValleyGirl traits, such as reacting to being bought a new piece of equipment with a cheery, sing-song "I love shopping!"
** TagalongKid: Charlotte. If she isn't selected as a party member, the others will outright refuse to take her along, believing her to be a lot younger than she actually is and unable to defend herself. [[BrattyHalfPint It doesn't help that she sometimes acts as immature as she looks]] and resorts to [[BigStupidDoodooHead rather juvenile insults when things don't go her way.]]

* BarbarianLonghair: His wild mane of hair reaches down his back.
* BareYourMidriff: In the remake, his breastplate in his initial class doesn't cover his abs, resulting in this effect.

* TheCameo: All of the protagonists (Paired with their partners of their stories) appears as Spirits in VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate. For Hawkeye and Riesz, they also both appear as an assist and playable character in VideoGame/MillionArthurArcanaBlood.

* TheCameo: All of the protagonists (Paired with their partners of their stories) appears as Spirits in VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Makes an early appearance in Jadd Fortress sleeping at the inn. If you try to talk to her, she angrily slaps the protagonist across the face knocking them to the ground before returning to sleep. She actually seems to knock them out cold as they lie motionless on the ground. Even hardened warriors like Duran or Kevin.

* HornyDevils: Her Spellbinder class costume in the remake invokes this, featuring skimpy dark clothing and horns.

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Combines blonde hair with the darkest skin tone amongst the protagonists. It's a rather common trait amongst the beastmen of Ferolia.

* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: While Riesz's outfits are often just as skimpy, Angela is ''notably'' curvier, with a narrow waist, larger bust, wider hips, and [[ShesGotLegs thicker thighs]].

* ShesGotLegs: While, Angela, Reisz, and Faerie ''all'' have long stems and rather short skirts that show them off, Angela is the most blatant about it, as her skirt is completely open in front and she's very clearly wearing a leotard-- or after a second class change on the Dark class path a ''bikini''-- so her bottoms are cut right up to her hip.

* BrokenHero: He lost his father at a young age, then years later gets curbstomped by the Crimson Wizard. If he's the main protagonist or support of Angela, Duran learns to his horror that [[spoiler:the Sarkshine Knight is his father being mind-controlled like a puppet by the Dragon Lord]].

* KnifeNut: He wields dual daggers. And the above mentioned Flying Swallow Toss as a Ranger.

* BalefulPolymorph: Hawkeye can transform enemies into harmless animals with Body Change in his Light classes.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Many of her Dark class outfits incorporate plunging necklines, some of which go nearly all the way to her navel. [[spoiler:Her Spellbinder costume's top is ''completely open all the way down''.]]

* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Almost all of Angela's outfits bare her shoulders and a considerable amount of cleavage, especially her Dark classes, which often incorporate [[AbsoluteCleavage plunging necklines]].